Boy, 10, suspended from school for ‘firing’ imaginary bow and arrow

Metro (UK) ^

[matt04]

Thankfully, he didn't use a pop tart based bow and arrow, that leads to immediate expulsion. Oh, wait.

[Darren McCarty]

He’s lucky he didn’t get arrested and sent to prison.

[Red Badger]

These people have our children for up to 8 hours a day.
They are insane................

[Celtic Conservative]

Buncha hoplophobe pantywaists.

CC

[Telepathic Intruder]

Shouldn’t there be a racism charge as well for sterotypical portrayal of American Indians?

[Paladin2]

[lacrew]

Archery used to be taught in PE, in grade school.

[moovova]

Spitballs will eventually be worthy of a felony.

[SpaceBar]

His school mates should stand in solidarity with him and assemble imaginary artillery and start shelling the school.

[Red Badger]

Yep, I remember those days..................

[DemforBush]

Was it one of those deadly Yew-wood Assault Longbows?

[ColdOne]

hehehe!

[Dilbert San Diego]

Yep, nowadays we live in a politically correct world. Any mention or image of a weapon, real or imagined, is a severe offense.

A boy bit pieces out of a pop tart to make the shape of a gun, and was punished for that.

Unbelieveable world we live in.

[GOYAKLA]

Check out the Bow and Arrow act here with Tampa Bay Rays, Fernando Rodney!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INquXRWBMqk

[Nowhere Man]

I’d be in trouble in today’s world. We used to draw knives, swords, axes and so on on our book covers (I played a lot of Dungeons and Dragons) as well as M-16’s and so forth on the book covers. We also shoot rubber bands with our fingers shaped like a gun as well as play “war games” on a piece of paper.

[Nowhere Man]

You just validated my point. B-)

[greeneyes]

He was just getting his flexibility exercises.

Seriously, these people are nuts, and have no idea how to handle children. What's that old saying about if the only thing you have is a hammer, you think everything is a nail?

The punishment is like using a sledge hammer to swat a fly. When crap like this happens these people need to be the ones suspended, and not allowed back till they under go psychological testing.

It's happening so much, maybe a parents council should be set up to dish out a little disciplining of the teachers.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Yes, I remember times we would all go into the playground and target shoot with arrows. And sometimes we even played.... dodge ball. That’s right, we used rubber balls as WEAPONS. It was all incredibly violent, and luckily no one was traumatized.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Zero tolerance stupidity is alive and well in Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania.

[Sirius Lee]

Stupid Cupid. Had he shot another boy with his quiver of love, or alternately, had he yelled “Allahu Ak’bar!” he would get off scot free.